Agenda - Transportation, Highways and Public Works

Senate Committee on Transportation, Highways and Public Works
April 22, 2026 1:00 p.m. Room E
Scheduled

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CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
	Consider and approve the meeting minutes dated April 15, 2026.
LEGISLATION TO BE CONSIDERED
		SB308	GREGORY MILLER	PUBLIC WORKS - Provides for notice of nonpayment of subcontractors on public works projects. (8/1/26)
		SB309	BARROW	MOTOR VEHICLES - Provides for regulation of prices for driving courses by the Department of Public Safety. (8/1/26)
		SB457	PRICE	PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides relative to the Construction Management at Risk project delivery method. (8/1/26)
		SB513	FESI	PUBLIC CONTRACTS - Provides for public bids. (8/1/26)
		HB148	BAGLEY	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 5 in Logansport as the "Eugene Washington Memorial Highway"
		HB149	GLORIOSO	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 190 as the "Senior Police Officer Trevor Abney Memorial Highway"
		HB358	BERAULT	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 433 as the "Charles R. Bordelon, Sr. Memorial Highway"
		HB384	BERAULT	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 11 in St. Tammany Parish as the "Dan DeBlanc American Hero Memorial Highway"
		HB487	BAYHAM	MTR VEHICLE/VIOLATIONS - Provides relative to running red lights (EG SEE FISC NOTE LF RV See Note)
		HB593	CHANCE HENRY	MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Increases the maximum service and transaction fee a governing authority may assess to fund an office of motor vehicles field office not fully funded by the state (EG +$1,540,000 LF RV See Note)
		HB613	HORTON	MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Requires the office of motor vehicles to display an image indicating the United States citizenship status on driver's licenses and state identification cards of cardholders
		HB657	BRYANT	HIGHWAYS - Designates certain portions of Louisiana highways
		HB675	RISER	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of United States Highway 425 in Franklin Parish as the "Assistant Chief Bill 'Putt' Linder Memorial Highway"
		HB712	BOYD	MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to fee waivers by the office of motor vehicles for driver's licenses and state identification cards (RE DECREASE SG RV See Note)
		HB716	BAYHAM	TRANSPORTATION - Designates the Chalmette Ferry terminal after the late Michael C. Ginart, Jr.
		HB720	RISER	PROPERTY/PUBLIC - Provides relative to the tacit dedication of roads
		HB723	HORTON	MTR VEHICLE/MOTORCYCLES - Authorizes drivers of certain two-wheeled vehicles to proceed through a red light under certain circumstances
		HB728	BRAUD	MTR VEHICLE/TOWING - Establish regulations for intrastate towing by out-of-state operators and implement uniform signage for private property towing throughout the state
		HB732	CHARLES OWEN	MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides for a temporary waiver of fees for final delinquent debt based on special circumstances (RE NO IMPACT See Note)
		HB845	BAYHAM	FEES/LICENSES/PERMITS - Provides relative to reinstatement fees for certain offenses assessed by the office of motor vehicles (EG +$280,400 SG RV See Note)
		HB846	BAYHAM	MTR VEHICLE/LICEN PLATES - Prohibits drivers from obscuring license plates with coverings or films
		HB856	FONTENOT	TRANSPORTATION DEPT - Provides relative to Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity Construction Phase Contract (RE SEE FISC NOTE SG EX)
		HB875	PHELPS	MTR VEHICLE/OFFICE - Provides relative to lapses in motor vehicle liability security (EG DECREASE SG RV See Note)
		HB965	MCMAHEN	HIGHWAYS - Designates a portion of Louisiana Highway 163 as the "Sergeant William 'Billy' Earl Collins, Jr., Memorial Highway"
CONSIDERATION OF ANY OTHER MATTERS THAT MAY COME BEFORE THE COMMITTEE
ADJOURNMENT

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